A Real Peasants' Revolt. They're rioting in China.

The Weekly Standard ^ | 01/30/2006 | Jennifer Chou

[patriciaruth]

FYI ping.

The People's Republic of China may be too diverse and too large for central control under communism.

This article may be a harbinger of things to come.

As the People's Liberation Army of China is often drawn from the peasant class, it's possible the average soldier may be more reluctant to fire on peasants fighting to keep their land than they were to fire on privileged students in Tienamen Square.

Supreme Court take note. Keyo isn't working well even in communist China.

[Just mythoughts]

We do have that thing call "campaign finance" reform to take care of speech. Imagine a state enforced silence of speech 60 days before an election.

Akin to Hillry's health care, jailing the doctors for taking care of unauthorized patients.

[visualops]

A Chinese couple we know spend time both here and in China. They do very well so their one child has been quite comfortable. A few years ago they explained to us that the father took the daughter on a trip through China at the peasant level (no tourist hotels etc) so she could see the "real" China and know that many of the people live in extreme poverty. A "hotel" with many people to a room, no beds, large holes in the walls (they described the snow blowing in from outside), etc.

[bkepley]

Is China falling apart?

No, that's just the way gangsters operate. It'll be a long time before the country is civilized.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Wal-Mart and Microsoft and many others are the economic engine helping the brutal dictators of China keep murdering and enslaving the Chinese people. America should be ashamed to be trading with this beast.

[Dustbunny]

Is China falling apart?

I certainly hope so as that is the only way to rid it of it's Communist/Marxist/Maoist dictatorships.

[cmdjing]

The soldier in the white uniform is a representative of the PLAN (Navy). The picture is cropped, but to the left of the flag bearer (our right), there should be another similar soldier in a blue uniform representing the Air Force. He is not an Army officer.

[Rennes Templar]

The peasants have people power....lots of peoples!

[dr_who_2]

[AD from SpringBay]

Time to airdrop some rifles?

[tsomer]

I wanted to reply but decided I needed to figure out what your John Galt reference was about.

I'm mighty glad I did. Here's a link for anyone else who might be curious:
http://members.cox.net/polincorr1/rand5.htm

What I wanted to ask anyone who might know, to what extent ethnic identity influences the political life of China. I know that the dominant majority are Han, and that the rest are numerous but diverse and consigned to second-class status. I don't think recent assessments are giving adequate consideration to this facet of things.

One other thing: China is totalitarian first, and interested in the free-market only to the extent that it will secure political dominance for them. Their economy is actually more like 17th century Mercantilism that construes economies as abstract extensions of geography.

[hedgetrimmer]

Not to worry. Microsoft and Google will help keep things under control...

And Ford will build the cars for them to do it.

[hedgetrimmer]

China is totalitarian first, and interested in the free-market only to the extent that it will secure political dominance for them. Their economy is actually more like 17th century Mercantilism that construes economies as abstract extensions of geography.

Well said.

[bert]

The glass is half full, not half empty. Change is a process, not an event. The process is occuring. The positive change will continue.

As Patton said "do not take counsel of your fears."

[spanalot]

"Is China falling apart?"

yes,besides this, 40% of commercial loans are worthless in Red China.

Where is WalMart gong to get all their junk? PS - I spent $7.60 for a piece of junk Chinese plastic garden hose nozzle and it lasted 2 mos.

The hardware store had the old fashioned , made in USA metal one and it will last 15 years like the last one.

[Ditto]

"Simply more evidence to refute the idea that China is going to go western anytime soon."

It could mean just the opposite. These incidents sound a lot like what was happening in Eastern Europe in the 1980s and we know that ended in very rapid change.

[WKUHilltopper]

[lewislynn]

Where does one find a chrome-plated ceremonial SKS rifle?

China.

[demkicker]

Too bad we don't or won't capture this horrible scene on satellite and broadcast it for all the world to see.

Only when China is embarrassed by the publicity of their evil deeds will any reform have a prayer of taking place.

[WKUHilltopper]

As if any of the red networks would broadcast this...